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J -- MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS RECERTIFICATION ENGINEERING SERVICES (MORE) FORMERLY CALLED MOC-III SOL 3-095280 DUE 083198 POC Kimberly A. Dalgleish, Contracting Officer, Phone (216) 433-3648, Fax (216) 433-5489, Email Kimberly.A.Dalgleish@lerc.nasa.gov -- Ronald W. Sepesi, Chief, Services And Construction Branch, Phone (216) 433-2792, Fax (216) 433-5489, Email Ronald.Sepesi@LeRC.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/LeRC/date.html#3-095280. E-MAIL: Kimberly A. Dalgleish, Kimberly.A.Dalgleish@lerc.nasa.gov. NASA/LeRC plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the maintenance, operations, recertification and engineering services to support the Central Research Support System facilities at the NASA Lewis Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio and the Plum Brook Research Facility in Sandusky, Ohio. The contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, tools, materials, equipment, engineering, transportation and on-site management necessary for the operations, maintenance, engineering recertification and repair of the Central Research Support System (CRSS), other Pressure Systems and Pressure Vessels (PSPV) and related systems and equipment, and also for the provision of other miscellaneous services. The research conducted at the Center relies upon the specialized services provided by the CRSS. The CRSS includes combustion air at various pressures, compressed air pre-conditioning equipment (such as drying, heating, cooling), altitude exhaust, refrigeration systems, hydraulic systems, cooling tower water systems, cryogenic systems, high pressure gases and fuel systems, variable frequency high voltage power condition, wind tunnel drive motor systems, centralized computer controls and a variety of other components. The specialized systems controlling the production and distribution of these services are part of the CRSS infrastructure to be operated, maintained, repaired, certified and modified under this contract. Work to be performed includes repair of system components, developing and modifying computer software to monitor and control the CRSS, engineering of software and control systems, repair of large and complex heavy machinery including electrical repair of system components and dismantling of machinery and other industrial equipment, millwright services, engineering, evaluation and certification of pressure vessels, mechanical engineering to support the CRSS, pressure vessels and fuel distribution systems. The period of performance will be five years consisting of a two-year base period with an additional three one-year option periods. The government anticipates awarding a cost plus incentive fee contract with firm fixed price elements. The provisions and clauses in the RFP are those in effect through FAC 97-04. The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. See Note 26. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. See Note 1. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 8744 and $20 million, respectively. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. The anticipated release date of RFP3-095280 is on or about September 18, 1998 with an anticipated proposal due date of about November 2, 1998. A Draft RFP will be available on or about August 10, 1998. Comments on the Draft RFP are requested by August 31, 1998. All qualified responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. An ombudsman has been appointed. See Internet Note "B". The solicitation and any documents related to this procurement will be available over the Internet. These documents will bein Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) format and will reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address, or URL of the NASA/LeRC Business Opportunities page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/LeRC/class.html. Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the aforementioned Internet site for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments (if any). Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. Posted 08/07/98 (D-SN234284). (0219)

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